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I afternoon. The aarprtae came laat night, however When the temperature tailed to tall aa far aa had been the iu»iom the paat few nlghle, horcrlng around the »0 mark until early morning. Auto tripe, front porchea and other mean* of rooting of" were prevalent until a late bonr. Thia morning at » oclo< k the I Holly Hemmrat regiwfered H de green above and atarted climbing aoM after, when a hot aun broke I out from b-blud chmda that had kept It hidden until almoot that bonr. EASTERN CO.tST CoNTINtIKIi rilOM PViK O.NW Ing glaaa here. A I'nfrlraton radl > amateur aald ah pciaona had been drowned at Folly Heacb. I! mdea i from Cbaileaton Hut the radio of the Charleaton naval atation reported that no far aa waa known, there had been no low of life, though conaiderable property damage of "a minor nature" A tidal wave yesterday afternoon ■ swept over the Charleaton water i front for a depth ul al* block*, driving hundred* from their homes Gen Charlo* F. Hummerall. former I army chief of ataff and Red Cross representative there, wireless..i th* Ited CroM In Washington that ■ too homeless were being housed by I the Ited Cross In two shelters and that an undetermined number had found refuge In homes A now tidal wave swept up over the water front early today, hut ’ It waa not believed to Irave Intin dated any more atreeta than the - flrat one did The Red Cross dlapatihed eight I dluster relief experts from Wash I Ington and regional of ices nearer, j I lo Charleaton, here and points In- t I twean Charleston amateur radio opw-j labor T. W Zeigler reporu-d that

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the streets were so littered with trees and telegraph poles that It waa Impossible to travel on them The greatest damage waa In the southeast se< Hon. near the wa<erfront, where, he said, a number of 1 houses bad lieen destroyed before I the tidal wave inundated the others Q If NEWS BROADCASTS* > « Listed hsiow are news and aporta > broad* uta: WLt—Chicago—g7O KC. (Daylight Saving Time) < 00 A. M. — Early war new*, dally. 7 00 A M - Monday through Friday. CIS A. M — Julian Bentley, eg cept Sunday. 10:1$ A. M. Bunday only. Ervin Lewis. 10:51 A. M. — Monday through Friday. Ervin Lewis; — Saturday. Julian Bentley. 12:10 A. M. — Monday through Friday. Ervin Lewis; - Saturday, Julian Bentley. 1:15 P. M. Daily except Sunday I $0 P. M - Monday tbruugb Friday 2:00 P. M Saturday only. CIO P M — Tuesday, Wednee day, Friday, dlaturdaf. WLW—Cincinnati—7oo KC. I Day light Saving Time) Monday 7:1$; s:ls A. M. CM; 5:43. I»well Thomas; 6 IS. 10:45, Peter Grant; 11:00; 11:15; P. M. 1:25 A M Tuesday 7:1$; 5:15 A M I 45: ,5:45. Lowell Thomaa: Cll; 5:45. IL V. Kaltenborn; 10:45; 11:00. Peter Grant; 1:25 A. M Wednesday —7 1$: 5:15; A M 4:45; 5:45. Ixvwell Thomae; 5.15; 10:45; 11:00 P. M PUter Grant; 1:25 A M Thursday 7:15; 5:15 AM. 4.45; « 45; 5:15; <45; 10:4$; 11:00 P. M i n A. M. j Friday 7:15; 5:15; A. M. 4 45; 5:45: Cll; 10 45; 11:00; 11:1$ P.

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M I:2s A. M Saturday-7 Is, 5:15; A M. 12:15; 5 M; l:U; CM; 10 45; 11 P. M. 1 25 A M. Bnday 10 A. M 1:4$; 2 M. H. !V. Kaltenborn; 5:45; 11:00 Petor Grant P. M.1:25 A. M SLIGHTLY HUNT IN AUTO CRASH i Mom* AuKsbumer Emcipes Serious Injury In Collision Mpm-s Augaburger. 71. of French ; township. Adams county conimls- | stoner, narrowly escaped death or J serious injuries Saturday evenlug lu an auto-truc k collision, it was - i reported today. The ac c idem happened about 7 j p m. Saturday when hl* car and I a Hon-E Kraal bakery truck of Dei catur. driven by Herbert Bent*. 20., collided on the Monroe-French I'towaablp line, northwest of Berne. ’, Angsburger'a car. enroute west, was struck on the left front side .sear the driver’s seal by the heav- ' i for liakery truck. . The light coupe was totally demolished Augsbergar was unconscious and had to be pulled from bls wrecked car. He suffeied only a severe laceration tu the left side ’’Of bls head. Bent* escaped unhurt. ’ The bakery truck was badly (lain-ag'-d in front. j Siterlff Kd Miller investigated the ’ accident He expressed wonder at ' th-- fact Augsburgei escaped death j when bls cur was so completely ' | Wreck* d. B*2 k II • 20 m. W bite tinwatermarked mimeograph, adaptable for all kinds of mimeograph work and uuitable for ink signature. 80c. 1 The Decatur Democrat Co.

ELWOOD REIDY FOR WILLKIE Willkie To Accept Nomination In Speech At Elwood Saturday | Elwood. Ind, Aug II <U» All Elwood collaborntud today in apply Ing flulehlng touches to plans for ibo city’s greatest day next Matur day when Wendell L. WUlkl*- returns to accept the Republican I presidential nomination Ever since Willkie. who waa born here In ISM and spun’ his youth Hi the town, obtained the nomination lute In June. Elwood has been preparing tor lb*- notlfi • atlou ceremony Flrat there was a spontaneous celebration the night the G (> P convention In Philadelphia turned to the political unknown from Indiana and chose him tc lead the fight against the new deal A few nights late/ Elwood staged a more formal celebration and then plunged immediately Into the task of preparing for the acceptance speeeh Willkie already had prom Ised to tefurn to hla home town for thia event If he received the nomlnattow. El wood, received a preview Impression yesterday nt what neit Saturday may he like when an Mtlmated >O.OOO persons drove Into *town to Inspect Willkie shrine*. This crowd gave lhe Elwood police force some practice In directIng large masses of traffic aa the I visitors drove to the old Willkie home, the high school from which he was graduated. Callaway park where he will deliver hie acceptance speech, and *>thei landmarks Many clUiens still were outraged at a series of pkturea about El wood carried In a nalional magaI zine last week, one of which depicted a group of young people 1 drinking In an Elwood tavern Several indignant letters were: dispatched to the magaslne. one of 1 them from the Rev Robert W. Rage, pastor of the Elwood Baptist - church. He read to the cougrega Hoti yesterday the letter be wrote "We desire to register our protest against the Inference that the girls at our Sunday school spend ' their Saturday nights in 'Joints where they drink i-hasere with ; their whisky while planning to attend Sunday school next morning’," the letter said In part. GERMANS CLAIM NERVY DAMAGE — Ilixb Command Asserts 93 British Planes Downed Sunday Berlin. Aug 12 4UJIF -Germany. In a revised compilation, claimed today that It had downed 53 British planee yesterday, IH> in air battles over and <>9 the British Isles and three by anil air* raft gun Are. and had shot down eight bal loons with the loss of 21 German plane*. A high command communique making the claim said that German planes attacked aircraft factories at Fllton and Crewe. England; harbor works at CardlS and oil tanks at Avonmoutb Numerous anti-aircraft batteries were bombed. It was said, and mines were laid along the British coast. During attacks <m Portland, two merchant ship* and a destroyer were damaged severely, the communique said, and one men bant ship was sunk al nearby Weymouth. Three merchant ship* of a convoy were sunk at lhe mouth of the Thames, the communique ! said. * The communique added that four other merchant ship* were hit by bombs and "badly damaged " “A vigorous air buttle developI ed," the communique continued, "during which German pursuit end destroyer planes Inflicted heavy losses on th*, enemy " The high command said British planes raided west and north Germany last night, causing Urea In the residential section of one western elty A (tormen I boat. the comtnuniquf con* hided, sank an armed British men hunt man Hi a convoy. w — HUNDREDH OF CONTI NV UH FROM PAGE ON 19 succeeded iu destroying only one bslloon, however. It was rsported British *id Gsrmsn flghtsrs were dog fighting for nssrly half an hour In one clash. *nd the rattle of machine gun was audible along ' the count. Witnesses rsported seeing three German plants crash at ssa and two on laud Remaining German planes, 'hey said, broke oft the fight and sped out over the channel A new w«ve of German planes I attacked Four of 'hem ranched the balloon barrage and <>ue of lhe balloons burg’, tutu flams* Antisfrcrsft Maxed and British flgnter . planes darted out to sea lu pursuit

of the German* Biasing antl-alr* raft guns drove back atscceasive waves of German bomber fleet* from 'he norths*si roust ns the Nssl air force steedily Intensified Its nttneks and extended lit operations to northern Ireland British spitfire flghiera ahot down one Juokers-57 off tha north nasi coast, lo gtsrt the day's beg after hours of savage fighting yes terdsy la whlc*. It was saserted the Germans lost 5» of too attack lug plauss. against 2< British planss. BENJIMIN ULEN DIES IT DERHE Former Bluffton Resident Die* At Home Os Daughter Sunday Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock for Benjamin Nathan Allen. 77, who died al the home of his daughter. Mr*. Henry Yoder In Berne. Bunday eveulng at 5:15 o'clock. Services Will be held from the Henry Voder home with Rev. Morris Coer* of Bluffton, officiating Burial will be la the M R E. cemetery. Mr. Allen's death followed an Illness of the past six months of complications. He was a retired broom manufacturer and had spent hi* entire life In Berne and Bluffton. He was horn In Darke county. Ohio on March 15. l|<3 a son of Nathan and Martha Krull-Allen Ils waa married to Julia Ann Baker on February 1. 1*55 Surviving besides the widow are lhe following children: Mrs. Nettle Wilson of Rock ford, Ohio; William Allen of Chilli<olh*. Ohio; Mrs. Henry Yoder. Berne; Voyl H Allen of LaPorte. One brother. Frank Allen of Berne, also survives Cudahy Enroute Home To Report Lisbon. Portugal. Aug 12 tl'P) — John Cudahy. United Blates Ambassador to Belgium, who had been recalled lo Washington for "consulatlon.” left at 10:21) A. M today for New York aboard a Pan American airways clipper plane. Cudahy was requested by the state department to report to President Roosevelt and aecretary of state Hull shortly after he had given a preas Interview In which he said that 5.0M.000 Belgian war refiugeee faced starvation, upheld the action of King -

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CRUISE TO DE RALLYFEATURE Ninth District Democrats Plan Unusual Rally Augudt 19 le.ulanapolls. Aug 12 Ninth distint Democrats are planning a rally of statewide Importance which la unique In every reepect The rally will take the form of a moonlight cruise up lhe beautiful Ohio river, Thl palatial Island Quean has bean chartered for the oecaalon on August 15 leaving the wharf at Madison at 7: to The cruise will be eastward toward Carrolltoa. Kentucky and th* boat will dock again at Madison at II p m Dancing will he enjoyed, a famoue orchestra providing the music Capacity of the Island Queen Is 4 ttee but a limit of ticket sales has been placed at I.MMI If all tlckete are sold, an afternoon' excursion will be given for the children. Tickets are SI 00 eack and tnsy Ih> obtained from Maurice Craatoo. prosecuting attorney of Jefferson county at Madison, who Is general chairman of the event Ail state candidates have been Invited to attend, and will he Introduced during the boat ride Another feature that will undoubtedly attract all day visitors at Madison, la the lovely old Lanier Home. * project of the Indiana state department of conservation which contains many furnishing* of pioneer days In Indiana lie site overlooking the Ing to the German* and praised the behavior of the German anuy of occupation

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I Ohio River la one of lhe moot Mau Ural lu the stale Purchase of the I ticket* for |be moonlight eacurstoa ibeuto bg made al an early date One Racer Killed In Race Accident Franklin. Ind. Aug IS *U.I» ■ The 101 l today wa» a roue driver killed and 15 paraone injured. In eluding three drivers and sever I spectators, nq a reeult of crashes during dirt track race* at tbe fairground* hare yeat«rday Ray Tells* of Indianapolis, one of the drivers, died laat night of internal Injuries received when hl* cor locked with one driven by Eddie Zolurki of Detroit, and the two racers plunged through a row of box »eata Zoluckl suffeied a fractured arm - -a- - NAZI SORUCES I G»WTtNUMN rnrvm rnoM mtei were the third series of large scale I ma*a aasault* on Brltlan since Inst i Thursday and they appeared to iu ; approochlng the proportions of yesI terday'a attacks in which, the high Command clataied. 53 HriH-.h plane* [were shot down I WELFARE LEVY (CONTINUED moM PAGE *>NE) contribute appioxliuataiy M3.5M. For dependent children aaalaiancr. Including those i«lalive* who sup port them, the total I* 534.000. of Which federal and state contrlbu Hone will be about |3<.s2o I Tbe budget Will be published as ! part of the county form which is I being prepared by Mr Eicher Trade In e Good Town • Deeatue